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LucidSky
LucidSky

Hi,


Do any of you have any favorite non-alcoholic beverages or recipes? Are there any vitamins that I should be taking as I begin my sobriety journey?


Any advice or recommendations are very much appreciated!

Kevin105
Kevin105
This was a dilemma for me at first, but over time I found it best to stay away from the non-alcoholic beers/wines/cocktails to ween myself from the taste for their alcoholic alternatives. It worked and now I'm happy with iced tea, sparkling water with lime, Gatorade, diet colas, etc. Everyone's different, but that's what worked for me!
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
My doctor told me the best thing I could drink was water! It immediately goes to the parts of your body that need it the most and doesn't have to be digested first. If I am not drinking coffee or fruit juices then I am drinking water, and I try to drink it throughout the day.

God Bless
LucidSky
LucidSky
Thanks guys!
Fizzy water is one of my favorite things to drink. I'll push the water for sure.
Betteauroan
Betteauroan
I can tell you in my early sobriety journey, I picked out the winners to become friends with. Based on what they said in meetings, I would approach them just to chat about what they said. It's a great icebreaker. Then at the end of the conversation, they would ask me for my number or I would ask for theirs. Now I have a large group of good girlfriends, and some men, too. I can't stay sober without AA. It is a design for living that is unique and correct. I changed from a self-centered drunk to a caring, loving, and helpful woman. I wouldn't change a thing in my recovery journey. I've been doing this for 7 years. AA really works.
Betteauroan
Betteauroan
Oh, and to try to do alternative alcoholic recipes is risky.
jeffneedshelp
jeffneedshelp
Water.
1is2many
1is2many
La croix
1is2many
1is2many
Ginger ale
judgefitness
judgefitness
Sparking water, ice and lemon! X
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